The Telugu film industry reaped a rich haul of honours at the 66th National Film Awards announced on Friday with actress Keerthy Suresh bagging the best actress national award for her role as yesteryear Telugu star Savitri in the biopic 'Mahanati'.
The last time the best actress award came to Tollywood was in 1990 when Vijayashanti got it for Karthavyam, directed by Mr A. Mohan Gandhi
Keerthy is the fourth actress from Tollywood to bag the national Best Actress award after Sarada (for Nimajjanam, 1978), Archana (Daasi, 1988) and Vijayashanti.
Mahanati also won for Best Costume Designer, for Indrakshi Pattanaik, Gaurang Shah and Archana Rao
